Thunderstorms are expected in most of Oklahoma along and south of Interstate 40 through this morning, and storms are possible statewide this afternoon and tonight, forecasters said. Some storms could be severe, but the main threat will be damaging hail.
Temperatures will also be cooler than normal today, but warmer temperatures should return Tuesday when rain chances are as low as they will go this week, according to the weather service. There's a statewide chance for showers and thunderstorms each day through the weekend.
Concerned that more heavy rain on saturated ground could cause problems, the weather service issued flash flood watches effective through today in Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pontotoc and Pushmataha counties.
Today's storms are dumping heavy rain in some areas as they move across southern and central parts of the state. Oklahoma Mesonet stations recorded at least an inch of rain from midnight to 8 a.m. at the following locations:
- 2.55 inches in Retrop in Beckham County
- 2.4 inches in Walters in Cotton County
- 1.84 inches in Hobart in Kiowa County
- 1.79 inches in Tishomingo in Johnston County
- 1.61 inches in Newport in Carter County
- 1.47 inches in Ardmore in Carter County
- 1.32 inches in Grandfield in Tillman County
- 1.31 inches in Ringling in Jefferson County
- 1.13 inches in Erick in Beckham County
- 1.1 inches in Chickasha in Grady County
- 1.01 inches in Hollis in Harmon County
- 1.01 inches in Sulphur in Murray County
- 1 inch in Apache in Caddo County
Oklahoma City-area forecast
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